Cisco Systems OL-29225-01 Configuring Access Points as Potential WDS Devices

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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter12 Configuring WDS, Fast Secure Roaming, Radio Management, and Wireless Intrusion Detection Services
Configuring WDS
Figure 12-3 shows the required configuration for each device that participates in WDS.
Figure12-3 Configurations on Devices Participating in WDS
Configuring Access Points as Potential WDS Devices
Note For the main WDS candidate, configure an access point that does not serve a large number of client
devices. If client devices associate to the WDS access point when it starts up, the clients might wait
several minutes to be authenticated.
Note Repeater access points do not support WDS. Do not configure a repeater access point as a WDS
candidate, and do not configure a WDS access point to fall back to repeater mode in case of Ethernet
failure.
Note When WDS is enabled, the WDS access point performs and tracks all authentications. Therefore, you
must configure EAP security settings on the WDS access point. See Chapter 11, “Configuring
Authentication Types,” for instructions on configuring EAP on the access point.
On the access point that you want to configure as your primary WDS access point, follow these steps to
configure the access point as the main WDS candidate:
Step1 Choose Wireless > WDS.
Step2 Click General Set-Up tab.
Authentication serverAccess point: WDS device:
Access points that use
the WDS entered on the
server as client devices
with usernames and
passwords that match
those configured on the
access points
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WDS access point
entered as an infra-
structure device
Wired LAN
Wireless Services
enabled
Username and password
for authentication to the
server
Configured as a WDS
candidate
If an access point serving
client devices, username
and password for
authentication to the server
WDS